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I love the internet.

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@RyanSAdams would not work without electricity/ internet

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@elonmusk Do electric cars dream of androids?

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Rise of #AI Summit 2020, my 15 key insights:

1. Worrying about ai turning evil is a little bit like worrying about overpopulation on Mars. (@AndrewYNg)
2. AI can challenge democracies: fake news, echo chambers, mass surveillance
3.-15. see link

https://t.co/TdrOEgUgVB

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"Über 30.000 Generationen werden noch von den Folgen der Atom-Technologie betroffen sein, die bei uns gerade einmal 60 Jahre in Betrieb war", stellte Hendricks fest. (2017) - Ein Zitat zum Nachdenken #endlager #Atomkraft #atom

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"All my friends are dead." - a children's book for adults by @averymonsen and @IamJoryJohn
Why did I wait so long to buy a copy of this book? It made my day ... :)

https://t.co/hegduhxXce

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reading "Working Out Loud" by @johnstepper

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The sorry state of mobile browsing in 2019:
Cluttered with notifications and ads.

1. app banner
2. app banner
3. privacy notification
4. sign-up notification

The world is said to get better every year.
This is certainly not to true for the browsing experience ...

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Eric-Jan Krausch, founder of @acomodeo , a booking site for serviced biz apartments, visited Commerz Business Consulting GmbH to talk about his journey from starting in 2015 to today's marketplace with more than 1m properties Thanks Eric, for accepting my invitation. @commerzbank

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Exiting times for the adaption of #crypto as a means of payment: @facebook has signed 12+ companies to back its cryptocurrency called #libra, including @Visa , @Mastercard , @PayPal and @Uber ; writes the @WSJ

https://t.co/PCOmwOQRJv

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What drives the adaption of the #internet around the world? -- entertainment: games, cat videos, images and messaging. @TheEconomist

https://t.co/ebwF0v9bOE

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@Chase closed down Finn, its digital-only bank. This comes only 1yr after launch. Interesting to watch how offshoots of other banks will be faring, such as Mettle, from @RBS, Greenhouse from @WellsFargo and PurePoint from @btmu_official. @MichelleF_Davis

https://t.co/7Kx5u3hnUZ

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@facebook plans to charge an annual $10m to run a node for their planned #crypto coin ... at least they have a clear monetization plan. #cryptocurrency #Bitcoin https://t.co/rgh3DjIIge

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The Art of Tech: Top 10 Take Aways

1. a computer generated painting fetched more than $400,000 at an auction. Read nine more ...

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@facebook‘s planned „crypto coin“ has great potential either by 1. targeting the unbanked, 2. entering the remittances market, 3. moving into services or 4. having businesses paying their ads with the coin; writes @TheEconomist

https://t.co/XVAsYPgjZU

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@Google #AI #deepmind teaches itself collaboration in the first person shooter computer game "Quake III Arena" to beat human players. #ArtificialIntelligence ence; writes @niallfirth from @techreview

https://t.co/DVIweTdm0M

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3 ways to win for traditional postal businesses: 1. operational excellence at transport, overhead, processing etc., 2. long-term plan for capacity, 3. innovation engine with a consumer-centric product strategy and a two-speed IT-approach. @McKinsey

https://t.co/7kBhpLVvBN

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classic post: 5 ways to build a $100m business: from hunting flies to hunting elephants. #ecommerce #startup #elephants @chrija @PointNineCap

https://t.co/qZMSlODvST

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@ING_news and Bank of Beijing start a digital #bank in #China as a joint venture, with ING having a controlling stake. (This is a first in China) Total investment will be $448m.

https://t.co/KnTwSA3Kso?

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A good intro to the world of payment systems, with #acquirers (provides POS terminal) and #issuers (issues cards & confirms funding) @Worldpay_Global, recently sold to @FISGlobal, is the biggest acquirer, with more than 40bn transactions in 2018.

https://t.co/M5rLFS8u0q